MAKE YOUR OWN ROBOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH ALIBRE

MAKE YOUR OWN ROBOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH ALIBRE  
 

Kids & Adults Create Robots with Alibre DIY 3D Design at Home, School, & Work:
·        Robot that Walks & Sees
·        GPS Unmanned Robot Vehicle
·        Artistic Robot

Dallas, TX, November 18, 2010 – Alibre, Inc. www.alibre.com, the award-winning developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D design software, announced today that Alibre Design 3D lets you create your own robots for the holidays.  The perfect holiday gift for anyone that loves science and creating robots, inventions, and gadgets, the award-winning Alibre Design was used by kids and adults to create one-of-a-kind robots, including “Stance” the walking robot, the “Skunksworks Lab” GPS controlled unmanned vehicle robot, and “SADBot,” the drawing robot that creates art according to the season and weather.   

“Stance,” the Biped Rebot that Walks & Sees  

“Stance,” is a biped walking robot with a smooth human-like gait, created using Alibre Design, by Josh Sanderson, President of JGS Technical.  “Stance” walks through remote control and “sees” through a high-definition video camera.  Unlike most hobbyist robots that have a spasmodic and abrupt walk, the “Stance” robot walks smoother, with more realistic motion.  Sanderson found it is easy to build a customized robot using Alibre.  Once the basics of his design were created in 3D with Alibre, Sanderson tweaked it with the information he got from his study of walking, and added custom parts created in Alibre.  Alibre Design’s parametric controls allowed him to exactly adjust sizes and positions of parts during his experiments.  

Do It Yourself Robot at Home 

Anyone can create a robot like “Stance, which was made using Alibre Design with the basic building blocks of a small motor, servo, and mounting bracket from the hobbyist dealer, Lynxmotion’s Servo Erector Set.  Lynxmotion provides 3D part models in Alibre’s format, so designers can choose to configure the components in many different ways.  “If I need to make custom parts, it’s simpler to do the fitting on the 3D model with Alibre.  All the accurate measurements are right there,” Sanderson explains.  “I can adjust each of the parameters and have the models react immediately.  Alibre Design is a high-level parametric modeler, which makes it ideal for prototypes.”   

Students Create Award-Winning Unmanned Vehicle Robot  

Students from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) “SkunkWorks Lab” created a GPS controlled unmanned vehicle robot activated via a cell phone interface.  Under the supervision of Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Innovation Gymnasium, SMU, the SkunkWorks Lab used Alibre to design all the parts of their vehicle, before they even built it.  “What is amazing, is the students designed the vehicle in 3D first and when it came time to fit all the parts together, every piece fell in place perfectly,” said Huntoon.  The Skunkworks Lab recently displayed their award-winning design at the TEDxSMU event in Dallas. 

Solar-Powered Artistic Robot Created for New York City Gallery 

Dustyn Roberts, Founder of Dustyn Robots, used Alibre Design to create SADbot (Seasonally Affected Drawing Robot), a solar powered, interactive drawing robot created in partnership with Ben Leduc-Mills for the Eyebeam Window Gallery in New York City.  Roberts and Leduc-Mills used two 18.5” x 13” solar panels to power two stepper motors which controlled a pen in two dimensions.  SADbot took input from people walking outside the gallery window by using a set of sensors which tell how much light they’re getting (photocells).  SADbot knew if someone was covering up one of the sensors, and could change its drawing behavior accordingly.  SADbot was also recently on display at the Maker Faire convention for inventors and makers, held September 2010 in NY. 

New Alibre Design 2011 with Dramatic Improvements – Makes it Easier to Create a Robot 

The winner of Maker Faire Detroit’s “Editor’s Choice” 2010 Award, Alibre is providing exciting new ways for people to create and design robots and gadgets in 3D.  Alibre recently announced the more powerful Alibre Design 2011 with dramatic improvements in ease-of-use, efficiency and performance.  Priced thousands less than competitors, starting at only $99 for Personal Edition (PE), $699 for Professional, and $1399 for Expert, new improvements and features include a full port of the code to C# (making it the first native 64-bit version), powerful sheet metal conversion tools, and a myriad of time saving tools and customization features.   

“Alibre Design 2011 lets people take their vision and turn it into a reality in record time by digitally prototyping or printing their 3D models, enabling everyone, from adults, kids, DIYers, inventors, tinkerers, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and scientists to become entrepreneurs and set-up their own businesses in their homes and garages,” said J. Paul Grayson, Chairman and CEO, Alibre Inc.   

For more info:
“Stance” robot, see:  http://www.alibrepowered.com/profile/jgstech
“SADbot” robot:  http://eyebeam.org/projects/sadbot
“Skunkworks Lab” robot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvV0CnNgesA.  
Alibre: www.alibre.com.  To purchase Alibre Design 2011:  www.alibre.com/store.  
 

About Alibre, Inc.
Alibre is the leading global provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions. Founded in 1997 and based in Richardson, Texas, Alibre develops Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™, the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solution on the market.  Alibre Design offers the same core features of SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, and other mid-range solid modeling packages at a cost that is affordable to any business or individual. Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining. Used by an immensely diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students. Alibre products are distributed in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre, or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.

“Stance” Photos:

http://www.alibre.com/images/success/cs/stance/walkfloor.jpg 

http://www.alibre.com/images/success/cs/stance/ADW1.jpg 

http://www.alibre.com/images/success/cs/stance/draw.jpg 

http://www.alibre.com/images/success/cs/stance/walkerAD.jpg 

http://www.alibre.com/images/success/cs/stance/banner.jpg

“Skunkworks” Photo: 

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresmu.html 

“SADbot”: Photos:

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresadbot.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresadbotartwork.html

 

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Thomas PR (631) 549-7575

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PRESS ALERT – New Alibre Design 2011 3D Design Software Now Available for Review

PRESS ALERT – New Alibre Design 2011 3D Design Software Now Available for Review

The new Alibre Design 2011, the easiest, lowest cost, highest value 3D design software on the market, is now available for review at www.alibre.com.  Please tell me if you’d like to try it out and we’ll send you a review download code.

Priced thousands less than competitors, starting at only $99 for Personal Edition (PE), $699 for Professional and $1399 for Expert, Alibre Design 2011 brings the power of 3D CAD design to everyone, from DIYers, inventors, tinkerers, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and scientists.  Alibre Design 2011’s new features include easier tools and shortcuts, a full port of the code to C#, making it the first native 64-bit version — important for demanding users that want to create enormous & complex designs, powerful sheet metal conversion and customization features.

Press Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/alibre/alibre2011release.html 
Photos:
Alibre Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html 
Alibre Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html 
Alibre 2011 Box Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibredesign2011box.html 
Alibre Screen Shots: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrescreenshot.html 
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrewatchscreen.html 
http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibreboxscreen.html 
Brochure: www.alibre.com/assets/2011.pdf 

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ALIBRE LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION 3D DESIGN SOFTWARE — ALIBRE DESIGN 2011

ALIBRE LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION 3D DESIGN SOFTWARE — ALIBRE DESIGN 2011

 

Huge Leap in 3D Design Performance at a Low Cost

Lets Everyone Become Inventors at Home or Office — Priced Starting at only $99

Richardson, TX, October 25, 2010 – Alibre Inc. www.alibre.com, the award-winning developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D design solutions, today announced a huge leap in 3D CAD design performance with the release of its latest version, Alibre Design 2011.  Alibre Design 2011 now makes 3D designing easier and more robust with major enhancements, including a complete top to bottom code re-write, native 64-bit version, powerful sheet metal conversion tools, and a myriad of time saving tools and customization features.  Available immediately for download at:  www.alibre.com/store, the highly anticipated Alibre Design 2011 release delivers dramatic improvements in efficiency and performance. 

Now Even Easier for Less Technical Users & More Robust for Higher End Users 

Priced thousands less than competitors, starting at only $99 for Personal Edition (PE), $699 for Professional and $1399 for Expert, Alibre Design 2011 brings the power of 3D CAD design to everyone, from DIYers, inventors, tinkerers, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and scientists.  Alibre Design 2011’s new improvements and features include a full port of the code to C#, making it the first native 64-bit version — important for demanding users that want to create designs of enormous size and complexity. 

New Alibre Design 2011 Features Include: 

• New Sheet Metal Conversion Tools with Automatic Conversion – imported or natively designed solids are now able to be automatically converted into unfoldable sheet metal parts, so users can take libraries of solids generated from other applications and convert them into fully native, editable sheet metal parts.  Sheet metal parts can also be designed in a normal part workspace and then converted to sheet metal later, fast tracking many common design requirements

 

• Complete Code Rewrite and Native 64-bit Version for Larger & More Complex Models – Alibre Design 2011 has been completely rewritten in the C# programming language, in addition to being re-architected to support a native 64-bit version of the software.  This enables Alibre power users to make models of incredible complexity and size, while providing tremendous performance benefits.

 

• New Faster 2D Detailing Framework Avoids Confusing Toolbars & Dialogs – 2D detailing is now incredibly fast with the new in-place editing framework.  This set of tools is hyper-context sensitive, allowing users to avoid toolbars and dialogs almost altogether.  By clicking on items, available options are shown directly at the mouse, and users can make edits to almost anything in real-time, without cumbersome dialogs.

“We are tremendously excited to be able to provide our customers with this release.  More so than in any previous version, Alibre Design 2011 brings a wonderful complement of stability, performance, and new features that will fundamentally enable new workflows and design practices,” said J. Paul Grayson, Alibre Chairman and CEO.  “As usual, almost all of the enhancements were directly driven by our customers.  And the feedback we’ve gotten from the beta program, is that people are extremely excited.” 

Available at Alibre Store & 80 Resellers Worldwide 

Alibre Design 2011 is available for download at the Alibre Store at:  www.alibre.com/store and worldwide through Alibre’s network of nearly 80 resellers in 41 countries and 13 languages.  Available immediately, Alibre Design 2011 is priced at $99 for Alibre Design 2011 Personal Edition (PE), $699 for Alibre Design 2011 Professional, and $1399 for Alibre Design 2011 Expert.  For a list of new features and explanations, please download the Alibre Design 2011 feature brochure at www.alibre.com/assets/2011.pdf.  For more information, see www.alibre.com. 

About Alibre, Inc

Alibre www.alibre.com is the leading global provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions.  Founded in 1997, Richardson, Texas-based Alibre is led by Chairman and CEO J. Paul Grayson (previously CEO of Micrografx) and other graphics visionaries who are changing the landscape of 3D mechanical CAD/CAM software.  Alibre develops Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™, the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solutions on the market.  A small fraction of the cost of comparable software, Alibre Design offers the same core features as SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, and other mid-range solid modeling packages at a cost that is affordable to any business or individual.  Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining.  

Used by an immensely diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students. Alibre products are distributed in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre, or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.

 

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Photos: 

Alibre Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html 

Alibre 2011 Box Shot:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibredesign2011box.html 

Alibre Screen Shots: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrescreenshot.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrewatchscreen.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibreboxscreen.html

Brochure:  www.alibre.com/assets/2011.pdf

 

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Alibre Design 2011 Brochure

Alibre Design 2011 Brochure

http://www.thomas-pr.com/alibre/AlibreDesign2011Brochure.pdf

 

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ALIBRE DESIGN BRINGS BRIGHT IDEAS TO KIDS & ADULTS AT TEDxSMU & TEDxKIDS 2010

TEDx Non Profit Events Provide World Changing Ideas

Short, Exciting Presentations by Astounding Thinkers Inspire All

Dallas, TX, October 21, 2010 – Alibre, Inc. www.alibre.com, the developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D design solutions, announced today that it co-sponsored and participated in the non-profit TEDxSMU and TEDxKIDS 2010 events, bringing the best ideas of today’s minds together for two days of technological inspiration for the next generation of scientists, engineers, artists, doctors, marketers, DIYers, inventors and entrepreneurs.  

Held last week in Dallas, Texas, TEDxSMU & TEDxKIDS merged interesting people from around the world in the areas of technology, entertainment and design, supporting world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives.  Short, exciting presentations by astounding thinkers on a broad array of topics, ranging from the science of yo-yos to space exploration, inspired both kids and adults alike. “We are honored to be involved with TEDx and TEDxKIDS — prestigious events that take students out of their everyday classroom environments and bring them into a setting where their teachers are the people actually thinking and executing big ground-breaking ideas,” said J. Paul Grayson, CEO of Alibre Inc. 

TEDxSMU Skunkworks Team Create GPS Vehicle Controlled via Cell Phone with Alibre Design

 

Alibre Inc. helped bring the TEDxSMU event to Dallas through its key sponsorship, and provided two presenters with Alibre’s award winning design software, Alibre Design.  One of the key TEDxSMU presenters, Nathan Huntoon, Director of the Innovation Gymnasium, Southern Methodist University (SMU), showed a GPS controlled unmanned vehicle activated via a cell phone interface, which was created in the SMU SkunkWorks Lab by Huntoon’s students, including co-presenter Austin Hodges.  The SkunkWorks Team used Alibre to design and place all the parts of their vehicle, before they ever built it.  “What is amazing, is the students designed the vehicle in 3D first and when it came time to fit all the parts together, every piece fell in place perfectly,” said Huntoon. The unique vehicle can be seen live at TEDxSMU at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvV0CnNgesA.
 

TEDxKIDS Showcases Alibre 3D Designed Anodized Yo-Yos for Master Play

 

At the TEDxKIDS event, inventor Mark Mankiewicz brought his String Theory YoYos Team to wow the crowd.  Mankiewicz used Alibre Design to invent a line of professional aluminum yo-yos, sending his 3D model over the Internet to be mass produced.  Selling all over the world, these brightly colored yo-yos are anodized and laser engraved for master play using advanced yo-yo techniques. While yo-yo experts, Jamie Larkins, Mason McCall, and Leo Qin, amazed everyone with their skills, Mankiewicz spoke of how he created his business, inspiring the kids with his “can do” attitude. “It is a great honor to present at TEDxKIDS.  I have always been a fan.  I was hoping to convey a message of hope to future entrepreneurs, that anything is possible and never listen to people who tell you it can’t be done.  If your heart follows your passion, you can never fail.”  See the video at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGCkXV8MOU. 

 

For more information on Alibre, see www.alibre.com.  For more information on TEDxSMU 2010, see http://www.tedxsmu.org/wp-content/uploads//2010/08/TEDxSMU_program_04_FPO-2.pdf and for
TEDxKIDS 2010, see http://www.tedxsmu.org/events/tedxkids/.

 

About Alibre, Inc.

Alibre is the leading global provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions. Founded in 1997 and based in Richardson, Texas, Alibre develops Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™, the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solution on the market.  Alibre Design offers the same core features of SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, and other mid-range solid modeling packages at a cost that is affordable to any business or individual. Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining. Used by an immensely diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students. Alibre products are distributed in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre, or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.  Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  For more info, see www.ted.com.

About TEDxSMU and TEDxKIDS

The TEDxSMU conference is an ideal platform to present new, engaging ideas to the next generation of scientists, engineers, artists, doctors, marketers, inventors and entrepreneurs.  Short presentations by astounding thinkers on a broad array of topics inspire students and their teachers to create futuristic real-world inventions.

TEDxSMU and TEDxKids are single-day conferences in Dallas, TX.   Now in its second year, TEDxSMU is jointly produced by Southern Methodist University and the Idea Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas. TEDxKids (the first TEDx event designed for students) hosts 350 middle school students for a free four-hour conference, in exchange for completing four hours of community service.

Photos:

SMU Skunkworks: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresmu.html  

TEDx Crowd: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibretedxcrowd.html

TEDx Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibretedxlogo.html

Alibre Design Personal Edition:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibredesign.html 

Alibre Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html 

Alibre Screen Shot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrescreenshot.html

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PRESS ALERT: THOMAS PR COOL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IDEAS

 

PRESS ALERT:  THOMAS PR COOL HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE IDEAS 

Holiday Gift Guide ideas from Kidz Gear, Sensosolutions, OWC, Alibre, Great Kat, and Digital Foci for your articles and shows are below.  Please tell me if you’d like review copies of any of these products or need more info and we’ll send it right away. 

• FOR GOLFERS:  SensoGlove

SensoGlove, the world’s first golf glove, has built-in digital sensors that continuously read the user’s grip pressure to ensure a consistently accurate, smooth and powerful golf swing.  Made of the highest quality cabretta leather, SensoGlove is the perfect gift for the holidays for golfers of all levels.  With SensoGlove, golfers can quickly learn how to hold the club, avoiding bad habits and improving every part of their game, from backswing, downswing, impact, follow-through, to driving, putting, and chipping.  

Pricing:  $89

Website:  www.sensoglove.com

Photos:

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/sensosolutionssensoglovephoto2.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/sensosolutionssensoglovegolf.html

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/sensosolutions/sensosolutionsholidayrelease.html  

 

• FOR DIYERS AND INVENTORS:  Alibre Design Personal Edition

The perfect gift for diyers and inventors to create their own gadgets and inventions at home!  Award-winning Alibre Design Personal Edition is the first low-cost, easy-to-use 3D design tool that delivers industrial-strength, parametric solid modeling system with integrated 3D solid modeling, part and assembly design, associative 2D drafting, and STL export — all at a hobby-friendly price.  Design it, document it, change it around, perfect it, and then make it! 

Pricing:  $99

Website: www.alibre.com

Photo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibredesign.html     

Releases:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/pr/alibremakerfairerelease.html 

http://www.thomas-pr.com/alibre/alibremakerfairesneakpeek.html 

• FOR TECHIE DIYERS : OWC DIY Hard Drive Kit

The OWC Do-It-Yourself (“DIY”) Hard Drive Kit is the easiest and lowest-cost way to upgrade your home, school, or office laptop hard drive to a new faster, larger drive without sending the laptop out for repairs or buying a new laptop.  The OWC DIY Hard Drive Kit provides everything you need to increase you hard drive space for your MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac mini storage, or PC laptop and use your “old” drive as a new external drive. 

Pricing:  $67.99 & up

Website: www.macsales.com 

Photos:

OWC DIY Hard Drive Kit: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/owcstorage.html

OWC DIY Hard Drive Kit – 2: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/owcstorage1.html

Video:  www.macsales.com/installvideos 

• FOR IPHONE & IPAD FANS:  NewerTech Line of  NuGuard Cases & Covers – Keep your iPhone Virus-Free and Protected

The NewerTech line of NuGuard™  iPhone 4 and iPad protective cases and NuVue anti-glare covers add protection, style and functionality to the most popular Apple® gadgets sold this year.  OWC makes it easy to buy affordable iPhone 4 and iPad accessory stocking stuffer gifts that your techie friends, family and co-workers will love, without breaking the bank. Fashionable Colors in Red, Pink, Purple, Frost, Green, Black, Orange, Blue, & Clear.

Pricing:  $12.99 – $24.99

Website: www.macsales.com  

Release:  http://www.thomaspr.com/pr/owciphoneipadrelease.html

Photos:

NewerTech iPad Accessory Line: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/owcipadaccessory.html

NewerTech iPhone Case Line: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/owciphonecase.html

• FOR NEWLYWEDS,  MOMS & GRANDPARENTS: 

Digital Foci “Photo Book” in Pearl White – Digital Photo Album for Wedding Albums, Baby Albums, & Parties 

The Pearl White Version of Digital Foci’s popular Photo Book is the perfect gift for newlyweds, moms, & grandparents.  A portable digital photo album with a large 8-inch 800×600 color digital LCD screen, 4GB of internal memory, and music & slideshow capability, Photo Book in Pearl White has a sleek design encased in a soft leather-like case for an elegant photo album that makes an attractive first impression.  Ideal for passing around while sitting on the sofa and at family gatherings.

Pricing: $189

Website:  www.digitalfoci.com 

Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/digitalfociphotobookwhitefront.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/digitalfociphotobookwhiteopen.html

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/pr/digitalfociphotobook.html

• FOR SHUTTERBUGS & PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS:

Digital Foci Picture Porter 35 Organizes & Protects Photos on the Road 

The perfect gift for anyone that loves photography — finally there’s a place to organize, save and view all your photos on the road.  Picture Porter 35 is a high-capacity 250GB-500GB portable photo manager for professional and amateur photographers to take while traveling, on vacation, or on photo shoots.  Picture Porter 35 features a 3.5-inch color LCD, multi-format memory card reader, and pro photography features not found on other storage devices, such as RAW, EXIF data, IPTC and histogram support.  Picture Porter 35 instantly and securely lets you store and view digital photos, music and video wherever you go.

Pricing:  $399 for 250GB, $499 for 500GB

Website: www.digitalfoci.com

Photos:

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/digitalfocipictureporter35thumb.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/digitalfocipictureporter35sky.html

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/pr/digitalfocipictureporter35.html 

• FOR KIDS ON HOLIDAY CAR TRIPS: Headphones for Kids

Kidz Gear Wireless Car Headphones for Kids – Wireless IR headphones designed specifically for the largest user market of built-in DVD and video systems – Children.   Available immediately, the Kidz Gear Wireless Car Headphones for Kids keep kids quiet watching DVDs and videos on long car trips.  With 100% Compatibility Guaranteed and manufactured with the highest quality IR wireless technology components available, the IR68KG02 IR wireless headphones deliver extremely rich sound quality for a variety of video and audio content – DVDs, video players, radio and more.  Available at many fine online retailers as well as the Kidz Gear website directly.

Pricing: $34.99

Website: www.gearforkidz.com 

Photo:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kidzgearwirelesscarheadphones.html

Release: http://www.thomas-pr.com/pr/kidzgearwireless.html  

Kidz Gear Wired Headphones for Kids — finally a headphone that is Designed by Parents and Approved by Kids.  Comfort, durability and incredible sound quality makes the Kidz Gear Wired Headphones for Kids (CH68KG01) a must for traveling this season by plane, train or automobile.  With a Limited Lifetime Warranty, parents can relax and not worry if anything goes wrong.  Kidz Gear will solve the problem.  Available at many fine online retailers as well as the Kidz Gear website directly.

Pricing: $19.99

Website: www.gearforkidz.com

Photos: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/kidzgearheadphones.html 

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/pr/kidzgearheadphones.html

  

• FOR ROCKERS:  The Great Kat World’s Fastest Guitarist

The Great Kat “Beethoven’s Guitar Shred” DVD – The Great Kat, named “Top 10 Fastest Shredders of All Time”-Guitar One Magazine, is the world’s fastest guitarist.  A Juilliard graduate violinist, The Great Kat combines metal and classical music for a speed thrill unchallenged in the music industry.  She has been featured in the Jimmy Fallon site, NBC-Weekend Today in NY, Rolling Stone Magazine (Italy), Spin Magazine, New York Times, NewsBlaze and much more. 

Pricing: $9.95

Website: www.greatkat.com 

Photo: http://www.greatkat.com/beethovensguitarshreddvd.jpg 

DVD Trailer: http://www.greatkat.com/BeethovensGuitarShredVideosMenuMED.wmv 

Release:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/pressreleases/beethovensguitarshredrelease.html

 

For loaner review copies, contact: 

Contact: Karen Thomas/Eva Yutani

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EE Times Features Alibre! “The folks at Alibre have developed an incredibly powerful – yet easy to use – 3D CAD program called Alibre Design…”

EE Times Features Alibre! “The folks at Alibre have developed an incredibly powerful – yet easy to use – 3D CAD program called Alibre Design that will have you tap-dancing with delight.”

by Clive Maxfield, EE Times

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-products/electronic-product-reviews/fpga-pld-products/4208918/Mega-powerful-3D-software-only–99-

Product Review

 

Mega-powerful 3D software only $99!
 

Clive Maxfield
9/29/2010 10:51 AM EDT

In the past, the only thing electronic design teams had to worry about was – perhaps not surprisingly – the electronics part of the design (chips, circuit boards, etc.). But with today’s sophisticated products, it’s becoming increasingly necessary to develop the electronics portions of the system in the context of the enclosure in which they will reside.

There are some very clever 3D CAD tools out there, but many of them first saw the light of day decades ago, which often means that they have evolved over time to include layer upon layer of code (you really don’t want to see what the deeper layers look like – you should wear your thigh-length rubber wading boots if you decide to plunge into the mire).

The other downside about really powerful 3D CAD tools is that their price-tags tend to make your eyes water. If you’re not careful, you can easily end up spending $10K… $20K… $30K… or more. This might not be a problem if you are a multi-million dollar company, but what do you do if you are a smaller design house, or perhaps just a hobbyist who desperately desires access to this sort of technology? Well fear not my braves, because I have seen the light…

I have just been exposed to a feisty little company called Alibre (www.Alibre.com). The folks at Alibre have developed an incredibly powerful – yet easy to use – 3D CAD program called Alibre Design that will have you tap-dancing with delight. Alibre Design is applicable across the board, from hobbyists to enterprise-level companies, and from creating simple 3D puzzles to the most sophisticated designs in the Industrial Equipment, Aerospace, Transportation, Consumer Products, and Electronics markets (to name but a few).

Consider the following image of a 1:87th scale railcar created by a user. If I didn’t know better, I would swear that this was an actual physical model as opposed to a 3D rendering:

Alibre Design’s graphical user interface is as easy and intuitive to use as you could hope for. You start off by creating “Parts” (3D models of individual components). All of the dimensions and other aspects of the parts can be defined using parameters and equations, which facilitates your making changes and fine-tuning things.

Next, you move up to create “Assemblies” (parts that are grouped together to form working models of your designs). As soon as you’ve created an assembly (or a part for that matter), you can generate photo-realistic 3D images that are indistinguishable from the manufactured product, rich projected 2D views for documentation, a build of materials (BOM), and so forth. You can also export your projects in file formats suitable for fabrication by 3D printers or computer-aided manufacturing machines.

One really cool feature in the latest release (see below) is that you can create a 3D object and then convert it into a folded piece of sheet metal and export the design data required to cut the 2D sheet metal in such a way that it can be folded back into the 3D shape (if you see what I mean).

As I already mentioned, one of the great things about Alibre Design is that it’s really easy to learn and use. It comes with in-built tutorials, plus there are a wealth of videos and other resources on the Alibre website (Click Here to see some Quick-Start videos).

Another cool thing is that everything is tied together via a relational database. What does this mean to you? Well, suppose you create a library of 3D parts and then you use these parts to create several different assemblies. As part of this, for each assembly you create a suite of 2D projections with dimensions and suchlike. Now suppose that you modify one of your original parts in some way. Obviously, if this change means it will no longer “work” in your assemblies warning bells will sound, but I’m thinking of a more subtle modification like a slight change in appearance. The point is that you don’t have to go back through all of your assemblies and associated 2D projections laboriously requesting updates – everything is automatically taken care of for you (I like that).

But wait, there’s more, because there’s also the Alibre Powered website (www.AlibrePowered.com). This is like a really cool social networking website devoted to users of Alibre. This is where folks showcase their work and exchange models they’ve created and swap hints and tips and suchlike. For example, one guy uses Alibre to design really cool watches as shown below:

 

Alibre Design runs on any PC running Windows XP and above (by which I mean Windows Vista and Windows 7). There are currently three flavors of the product: the Personal Edition ($99), the Professional Edition ($600), and the Expert Edition ($1,200).

The Personal Edition is ideal for individuals, entrepreneurs, and small companies. In addition to creating the 3D models themselves, you can generate some very nice looking 3D renderings of your models along with 2D projected views and BOMs and so forth. However, the more sophisticated photo-realistic renderings can only be created with the Professional and Expert editions.

Both the Professional and Expert editions also include high-end capabilities like Finite Element Analysis (FEA), which allows you to evaluate your design’s ability to withstand heat, pressure, weight, stress, and so forth. Of course the Expert edition contains even more “goodies”, like the ability to perform motion analysis – that is, to model parts moving in relation to each other.

The current version of Alibre Design was the winner of Maker Faire Detroit’s “Editor’s Choice” 2010 Award. Furthermore, the folks at Alibre have just given a sneak-peak of the next generation of the product – Alibre Design 2011 – at the World Maker Faire in NY.

In addition to all sorts of hot new features – such as the ability to convert a solid part into sheet metal – Alibre Design 2011 includes a full port of the code to C#, making it the first native 64-bit version, which is important for demanding users that want to create designs of enormous size and complexity.

I could waffle on about this for hours, but instead of that, why don’t you test-drive a trial version? For more information on Alibre Design and a free trial, please visit www.alibre.com (make sure you tell them “Max says Hi”).

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ALIBRE TO GIVE SNEAK PEEK OF NEXT GENERATION 3D SOFTWARE AT MAKER FAIRE NY

MAKER FAIRE NY

ALIBRE BOOTH – FABRICATION TENT

 
 ALIBRE TO GIVE SNEAK PEEK OF NEXT GENERATION 3D SOFTWARE AT MAKER FAIRE NY
  
Alibre User, Dustyn Robots will be at Booth Discussing New Designs  Created with Alibre Design
  
 Affordable 3D Software Lets Entrepreneurs Design Gadgets & Inventions at Home 

Richardson, TX, September 16, 2010 – Alibre Inc. www.alibre.com, the developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D design solutions, today announced that they will be showing the next generation of their award-winning 3D software, Alibre Design 2011, at the 1st Annual World Maker Faire NY, held at The New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY on Sat., Sept. 25-Sun, Sept. 26.  Maker Faire NY is a unique experience where thousands of “Makers,” DIY enthusiasts, and spectators come together to learn, share and create.  

Sneak Peek of Alibre Design 2011 

The winner of Maker Faire Detroit’s “Editor’s Choice” 2010 Award, Alibre is providing exciting new ways for people to create and design in 3D.  “Alibre Design lets ‘Makers’ take their vision and turn it into a reality in record time by digitally prototyping or printing their 3D models, enabling ordinary people to become entrepreneurs and set-up their own businesses in their homes and garages,”  said J. Paul Grayson, Chairman and CEO, Alibre Inc. 

Being sneak-peeked at the World Maker Faire in NY, Alibre Design 2011’s new core technology improvements and features include a full port of their code to C#, making it the first native 64-bit version — important for demanding users that want to create designs of enormous size and complexity.  Other new features include the ability to convert a solid part into sheet metal, virtual intersection dimensioning, an on-demand framework for detailing drawings, automatic part re-orientation improvements, new hole presets, multi-plane creation, and keyboard shortcuts.

Dustyn Robots to Appear at Alibre Booth – Co-Creator of SADbot 

Alibre user, Dustyn Roberts, Founder of Dustyn Robots, will be appearing at the Alibre booth at Maker Faire NY to discuss how she uses Alibre Design to create robots, including the SADbot (Seasonally Affected Drawing Robot), a solar powered, interactive drawing machine created in partnership with Ben Leduc-Mills for the Eyebeam window gallery in New York City.  SADbot uses two 18.5” x 13’” solar panels to power two stepper motors which allow the control of a pen in two dimensions.  SADbot takes input from people walking outside by using a set of sensors which can tell how much light they’re getting (photocells).  SADbot knows if someone is covering up one of the sensors, and can change its drawing behavior accordingly.  Info at:  http://eyebeam.org/projects/sadbot.  Roberts’ new book “Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists,” talks about how Alibre allows anyone to make real-world engineering products. 

Visitors to the Alibre Booth, Fabrication Tent at Maker Faire NY, can also register for a free copy of Alibre Design 2011 Personal Edition (a $99 value).  Alibre Design products are priced from $99-$1199.  For more information on Alibre or to download and install a free trial of Alibre Design, see www.alibre.com.  For more information on Maker Fair NY, see: http://makerfaire.com/newyork/2010/.

About Alibre, Inc

Alibre www.alibre.com is the leading global provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions.  Founded in 1997, Richardson, Texas-based Alibre is led by Chairman and CEO J. Paul Grayson (previously CEO of Micrografx) and other graphics visionaries who are changing the landscape of 3D mechanical CAD/CAM software.  Alibre develops Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™, the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solutions on the market.  One fifth the cost of comparable software, Alibre Design offers the same core features as SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, and other mid-range solid modeling packages at a cost that is affordable to any business or individual.  Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining.  

Alibre recently launched Alibre Design Personal Edition, the first low-cost, easy-to-use 3D design tool inspiring people to become entrepreneurs and set-up their own businesses by creating gadgets, products, and inventions in their homes and garages.  Easy-to-use and priced at only $99, Alibre Design PE brings powerful 3D solid design modeling to everyone, from inventors, DIYers, 3D design newcomers, and design enthusiasts.  The software enables people to turn their dreams into a reality by creating real physical products, inspiring a new generation of start-ups.    

Used by an immensely diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students. Alibre products are distributed in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre, or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

 

Photos:

Alibre Design Personal Edition:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibredesign.html 

Alibre Logo: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html 

Alibre Screen Shots: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrewatchscreen.html

http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibreboxscreen.html

SADbot: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresadbot.html

SADbot Artwork: http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibresadbotartwork.html

New York Times Cover Story Features Alibre in “3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution” Sept 14, 2010

New York Times Cover Story Features Alibre in “3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution” Sept 14, 2010

By Ashlee Vance, New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?_r=1&hpw

A wealth of design software programs, from free applications to the more sophisticated offerings of companies including Alibre and Autodesk, allows a person to concoct a product at home, then send the design to a company like Shapeways, which will print it and mail it back.

“We are enabling a class of ordinary people to take their ideas and turn those into physical, real products,” said J. Paul Grayson, Alibre’s chief executive. Mr. Grayson said his customers had designed parts for antique cars, yo-yos and even pieces for DNA analysis machines.

“We have a lot of individuals going from personal to commercial,” Mr. Grayson said.
 

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?_r=1&hpw

ALIBRE ANNOUNCES ALIBREPOWERED.COM – SOCIAL MEDIA SITE FOR 3D DESIGNERS & DIYERS

 

ALIBRE ANNOUNCES ALIBREPOWERED.COM
SOCIAL MEDIA SITE FOR 3D DESIGNERS & DIYERS
 
Launches New Alibre 2010 Design Contest on Website with Cash Prizes
 Richardson, TX, August 19, 2010 – Alibre Inc. www.alibre.com, the developer of the world’s most affordable professional 3D design solutions, today announced AlibrePowered.com, their new social media website for Alibre inspired 3D designers, digital fabricators and DIYers.  The new AlibrePowered.com site is a center for Alibre designers to connect and share their latest Alibre Designs, announce new product launches, share information, ask questions, and publicize their products within the community.  Launched only a week ago, already hundreds of members have signed up and posted dozens of designs on the AlibrePowered.com projects page at: http://alibrepowered.com/albums.

Alibre Designs Featured by End-users in AlibrePowered.com in August include:

• Engine:  by Graham Siddle  http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/84 
• Golf Putter:  by Dr V http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/117 
• Model Railcar:  by Felix G http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/95 
• Regulator Watch:  by DC http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/24 
• Box-filling Device:  by Christian Prenner http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/70 
• Silo:  by Almas Denmark http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/138
• Guitar Picks & Jewelry:  by  Jake Drews http://alibrepowered.com/albums/view/131 

 

“We encourage everyone to join, share and comment on the great work of the Alibre community,” said J. Paul Grayson, CEO of Alibre.  “Make a profile, show off your designs, make a sale, announce a product launch, ask a question:  AlibrePowered.com is the place to do it.”

New Alibre 2010 Design Contest Announced

 

To kick off the new website, Alibre is announcing the Alibre 2010 Design Contest with prizes from $250-$1,000.  Entering is simple.  Just post a design created primarily in Alibre Design on AlibrePowered.com.  There’s no need to fill out any forms to enter the design contest.  A render is not required, but contest entries including renders and real world photos might be preferred in voting.  Winners will be selected through online voting by Alibre users.  The contest begins immediately and runs through October 15, 2010.  For more information on the Alibre 2010 Design Contest, go to:  https://www.alibre.com/success/2010designcontest.asp.   

 Contest entries should include:

• A screen shot of the design using Alibre Design.
• A description of what the design is and what it does.

 

Alibre 2010 Design Contest Prizes up to $1000:

Best Overall Design: $1000
Runner Up (Mechanical): $500 
Runner Up (Non-Mechanical): $500 
Honorable Mention: $250
Honorable Mention: $250
Honorable Mention: $250

For more information on the Alibre 2010 Design Contest, go to:  https://www.alibre.com/success/2010designcontest.asp.  To post a contest entry or to view Alibre projects, see:  http://www.alibrepowered.com.   For more information on Alibre, see the website: www.alibre.com.

About Alibre, Inc

Alibre www.alibre.com is the leading global provider of cost effective professional grade mechanical CAD, CAM, and PDM solutions.  Founded in 1997, Richardson, Texas-based Alibre is led by Chairman and CEO J. Paul Grayson (previously CEO of Micrografx) and other graphics visionaries who are changing the landscape of 3D mechanical CAD/CAM software.  Alibre develops Alibre Design™ and Alibre CAM™, the fastest growing parametric CAD/CAM solutions on the market.  One fifth the cost of comparable software, Alibre Design offers the same core features as SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor, and other mid-range solid modeling packages at a cost that is affordable to any business or individual.  Alibre CAM extends Alibre Design to provide integrated 2 1/2 to 5 axis CNC machining.

Alibre recently launched Alibre Design Personal Edition, the first low-cost, easy-to-use 3D design tool inspiring people to become entrepreneurs and set-up their own businesses by creating gadgets, products, and inventions in their homes and garages.  Easy-to-use and priced at only $99, Alibre Design PE brings powerful 3D solid design modeling to everyone, from inventors, DIYers, 3D design newcomers, and design enthusiasts.  The software enables people to turn their dreams into a reality by creating real physical products, inspiring a new generation of start-ups.   

Used by an immensely diverse user base, Alibre Design and Alibre CAM provide design and manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, consulting firms, machine shops, start-ups, hobbyists, inventors, teachers and students. Alibre products are distributed in 50 countries and in 15 languages. For more information on Alibre, or for a free trial of Alibre Design and Alibre CAM, please visit www.alibre.com.

All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Photos:

AlibrePowered.com Logo:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrepoweredlogo.html

Alibre Logo:  http://www.thomas-pr.com/136/photos/alibrelogo.html

 

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